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broccoli

[brok-uh-lee, brok-lee] / ˈbrɒk ə li, ˈbrɒk li /


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This is what you would find in half an orange, three to four florets of cooked broccoli or one-third of a glass of orange juice.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

It is in our nature to see something new and spit it out like we are 2 years old and PepsiCo has offered us a spoonful of broccoli.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

That small revelation — broccoli in hand, phone glowing red — gets at the gap Goldner says he built the app to address.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"I'm trying not to make a big deal of it. Even though they don't eat it, I always put the broccoli on the plate so that they're seeing it."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I started eating my baked beans and broccoli and two slices of ham.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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